This time, the search was more difficult, there were no clues, and they had to go to Europe. Ronald first paid McPike $100,000 in advance and asked him to search full-time for two months. Then he would see if there were any clues.
How to proceed.
Richard followed Ronald even more closely, saying that he had a lot of things going on recently and needed someone who was familiar with the situation to help him with things at any time. CAA had a wide range of connections and could be used when needed.
Ronald didn't think much about it. He really needed someone to consult him at all times and help him deal with things.
"Roger Corman is coming to New York tomorrow, will you pick him up?" Richard immediately took over and arranged Ronald's affairs.
"I'm not free. You can pick him up for me. We'll meet on Broadway in the evening."
"Where are you going? Do you want me to help you?" Richard hurriedly approached.
"I'm going to see Douglas Jr., as you have seen. It just so happens that the leadership candidate's team is in New York. Let's talk about some action committee matters. If you are interested, come." Ronald was a little surprised. Richard was very interested in politics.
Also interested?
"No, no, I'll help you pick up Mr. Coleman... When will you return to Los Angeles? Miss Basinger just asked about you before I came." Richard began to mention the beauties' wishes intentionally or unintentionally.
News from Ronald.
For example, Annette Bening also went to Paris to shoot another movie that also changed "Dangerous Liaisons". If Ronald went to Europe, she eagerly waited for him to visit the studio. Kim Basinger is now working hard on public relations for the new movie.
She invited him to watch the video at her home when he went to Los Angeles.
Ronald was in a hurry to see little George and didn't have any extra thoughts on it. He just said he would see when the time comes.
"Hey, Ricknicita, Ronald is not very interested in those two beauties. When he heard me saying about going to Europe, he didn't refute. Most likely, he has already started looking for the ballerina. We want one here too.
Hurry up, it's best to find the woman named Antonia before Ronald and do some background checks." Richard hurriedly called Niceta.
"Don't be nervous, I have already used our agent for ballet business. He can contact the principal male of the New York City Ballet and should know something." Niceta comforted Richard who only had one important client. He
He hung up the phone and sighed. Every time a client encounters a relationship problem, the agent is the most nervous. Some time ago, my wife Paula did countless precautions to prevent Tom Cruise's wife Mimi Rogers.
, now it's his turn.
…
"We will continue the current economic policies. Liberalism is the foundation of America..." As the manager of the campaign team, George Jr. spoke on the stage with the guests at this private donation meeting, and it was a key point. "
My dad chose not to raise taxes."
"What's wrong with little George? He seems to be in a low mood?" Ronald asked little Douglas next to him.
"Recently, George Sr.'s approval rating has dropped sharply, and there is a gap of more than 5 in the polls between him and Dukakis." Douglas Jr. has recently been busy using the election to integrate and understand more political and business relationships in Manhattan, giving himself
The family business paved the way, so I know these things very well.
"How could it happen? With the current commander-in-chief's outstanding performance in governance, will old George still fall behind?"
"The video will be played soon, take a look." Douglas Jr. said, and the scene of George Sr. opening his mouth and reciting Thousand Points of Shimmer appeared on the TV screen at the conference.
"Tsk, he really doesn't have any charm at all." Ronald understood. Now that he is running for the position of commander-in-chief, what matters is the impression of voters. Old George used to be the deputy commander-in-chief, and there were not many TV cameras paying attention. Some newspapers reported in-depth.
Voters who pay attention to politics still have a favorable impression of him who once went to Sewei, Persia and other places to mediate.
But after winning the primary election, he appeared more and more often, and more ordinary voters paid attention to his personal image for the first time. The image of old George was very boring, and the equally boring Dukakis at least spoke like a governor.
temperament.
"Hey, let me tell you, George is better in front of the camera than him. At least he is enthusiastic enough." Ronald lamented while looking at George who was selling hard on the stage.
"Then just write a check. Put in more ads and appear less in the news. It will improve your image." Douglas Jr. smiled. Ronald also took out his checkbook and wrote one on the spot.
"Thank you, thank you for supporting my father..." After the speech, little George stood aside and shook hands with every guest who donated money.
"Your daydream was an advertisement for the deputy commander's family, and the effect was very good. We now rely on him to deal with Dukakis's offensive." In the end, all the guests left, and Ronald and Douglas Jr. who remained were
Roger Ailes, the campaign consultant brought by George Jr., was invited to a meeting to discuss campaign strategy.
Ronald praised him, but he was actually a little dissatisfied. He had also seen Dukakis's campaign advertisement, which only highlighted that during his term as governor of Massachusetts, he had made economic achievements that were no less than those of the governor of Massachusetts.
The economic growth rate is higher than the national average of Datong.
On George Lao's side, he relied on his fundraising ability that was twice that of the other party and increased investment in advertising. However, after investing so much money, his support rate was still slowly decreasing with Dukakis's.
Open the gap.
"So, can you ask that director to make another version for us? This version has been broadcast for half a year, and now the effect is not as good as before." George Jr. and Roger Ailes formed an alliance to fight against their younger brothers Jeb and
And another campaign consultant.
"He is already filming his own movie, so he won't be free recently." The advertisement introducing old George's experience was shot by Emil, and now he is already busy with the post-production of "The Reincarnation of the Pretty Man".
"Forget it, if the fundamental problem is not solved, another advertisement may not be useful." Roger Ailes likes to speak out. He knows that this is not a problem that advertising can solve.
"Unfortunately, Laura and I performed very well in it. I also want to try to see if I have the talent to be an actor."
Little George didn't take the temporary lag in the polls too seriously. He was still thinking of taking advantage of this opportunity to shoot another advertisement to overpower his younger brother Jeb in the limelight.
"Do you think old George will lose?" Ronald asked little Doug after seeing off little George who had received the funds. It seemed that the situation was not good now.
"We also need to observe whether the effect of this round of fundraising can stop or even narrow the gap between the two in the polls. You also know that the leader of America is not determined by the support rate of the entire people, but by each individual.
Even if he lags behind, George Sr. still has a chance of winning, as long as the polls don't continue to decline."
…
"Roger!" Ronald rushed from the fundraiser to Coleman's hotel and saw Roger Coleman at the scene.
Two old friends hugged each other and exchanged pleasantries. The first film jointly produced and distributed by Ronald and Roger Corman, "The Master", is about to premiere in New York.
The film has been in production for a long time, but has been delayed until the summer due to financial problems surrounding Corman's song.
The Writers Guild's strike has ended, and major studios are rushing to shoot and post-produce a batch of movies, hoping to catch up with the production black hole caused by the strike for more than half a year. So Ronald and Coleman discussed it and quickly took advantage of the situation.
When the writers strike ends, it will be released urgently.
Because it happens to be a gap period now, many movies have not been completed in time, and there are not many movies released in theaters now. Die Hard is still a strong top three movie, although it has not won the first place at the box office. It was released at the same time as it
Tom Cruise's "Cocktail" and black movie star Eddie Murphy's "Coming to America" have both shown signs of weakness at the box office.
Among the factors that affect the box office of a movie, temporary income is not very important. What is important is that it can be shown in theaters for a few weeks. Now it seems that Die Hard will be one of the final winners.
"Haha, Ronald."
The heroine Cassandra Peterson jumped out from the side wearing the costume of the female character in the play. With her majestic figure, Peterson transformed into the costume of a black witch, and the visual effect under the light was amazing.
"Oh, you are dressed... very beautifully today." Ronald smiled and shook hands at a distance. This actress is really interesting. She dresses very dignified and elegant in life, but she really likes Hervé.
Playing this role, once she puts on the witch's costume, her whole personality changes completely.
"I heard the premiere in Los Angeles was great!" Ronald congratulated Cassandra in advance for this low-budget film, which seems to be an inevitable commercial success. This kind of film is more of a black thriller and comedy.
, also very popular in the video tape market.
"Ah, haha, yes, can we have a celebration party?" Cassandra is not young anymore and is no longer so obsessed with whether she can take a step further on the Hollywood actress rankings.
What she wants most now are two things. The first is to be successful in business, to gain some income, and to make her life more free. The second is to continue to make more Elvira movies. She really likes it.
this role.
"Of course there will be a celebration party, but I think Ronald is more interested in when you will come up with the script for the sequel." Roger Corman knows best how the producer feels when he gets a commercially successful movie:
When will you make the sequel?
"I actually already have a rough outline, but this time, I also want to participate in the production of the sequel..." Cassandra Peterson puffed out her chest and expressed her thoughts. A popular second-rate star wants to
Is it normal to invest the money earned from the first film into the second sequel and play the role of producer?
"We're very welcome." Ronald and Coleman looked at each other, as expected from the two people's phone call in advance.
Cassandra is not the kind of actress with great talent, and she also missed her rise. Elvira in this movie may be her most famous role. In other words, from now on until she retires,
Elvira may be the name the audience would call her if they recognized her on the street.
However, as an unknown second-rate actor, it is also a blessing to be remembered by the audience for his character's name.
Being deeply bound to the character and having no room for improvement means that Cassandra will not give up the rights to this film. After all, this may be the story that brings her the most financial returns.
Regarding the sequel, Cassandra Peterson has the right to decide whether to film it and when to film it. She must be very cautious about the story of this series.
Ronald and Coleman felt that it was impossible to bind Cassandra without paying some price. Regardless of the agreement signed in advance, Cassandra's revenue ratio must now be increased. Otherwise, there are so many around Hollywood.
Entertainment lawyers are waiting to go to court to overturn the unequal agreement and receive high legal fees.
Instead of shrinking back, and finally Cassandra goes to contact other studios, and then takes the distribution ratio that others deliberately inflate, it is better to be more generous and give Cassandra enough benefits. In this way, everyone can still enjoy the benefits.
Some make money, and the story of the witch Elvira can be filmed one by one.
After the collapse of the big studio system in the 1950s, actors are their own masters. At this time, if you want to eliminate interference and steadily shoot movies that the audience wants to see, the most important thing is to share.
What Ronald and Coleman need to do is to build a platform so that successful actors can continue to make money. Only in this way will they cooperate with them for a long time.
To be honest, actresses like Cassandra have ceilings in terms of acting skills and roles, and they have passed the golden period of rising actresses. Major studios are actually unwilling to promote them. Those who skip over with projects are the ones who
People’s favorite operations.
"Then it's settled, hahaha..." Cassandra Peterson heard the conditions offered here. The two sequels were better than the best result she had imagined. She was so happy that she exclaimed
Her laughter was like that of the witch Elvira in the movie, which attracted everyone's attention in the hotel.
Sure enough, Ronald's optimism was justified. The weekend's box office proved it.
The first weekend box office of "The Master" reached 18 million U.S. dollars, ranking sixth. Die Hard staggered past four new films in its 15th week, including in the film review
The popular 'A Fish Called Wanda' ranked second with 22 million.
Ranked first is "Gorillas in the Mist," a movie about a gorilla researcher by Ronald's old acquaintance Sigourney Weaver, who played the evil manager in Working Girl.
With such good results, "The Master" is expected to exceed 50 million in local box office sales. Coupled with the steady flow of video tapes, this is another successful film project.
Satisfied, Ronald returned to Los Angeles. He watched Emile Adolino's original film. Although there is not much about "The Beautiful Man", it is commercial as a director.
This is my debut feature film, and it was quite well done.
However, Ronald also saw that Adolino was able to film the confirmed script very stably and performed as he should. But on the other hand, he did not film what was not expected. In short, he is a very qualified person.
He is a commercial film director, but don't expect him to have a magical breakthrough.
"I always feel that this movie lacks some outstanding features." Adolino was not completely unaware. In the editing room, he accompanied Ronald to watch some samples and also expressed emotion.
"This is the charm of the later stage of the movie. After you finish editing and add good interludes and music, it won't be a movie at all."
"Speaking of which, I also feel that the movie lacks a powerful theme song. If there is a good theme song, it will improve the quality of the movie a lot."
"What song do you want to sing?" Ronald knew that Adolino had the intention of imitating the episode he composed for "Working Girl" and also wanted to find a famous singer to sing the theme song.
"I wanted to have an adult lyricist and give the movie an old-school interlude, because this is an old-school story."
"Well, adult lyrical..." Ronald knew that the new pop style, the adult lyrical guava song, is popular now. In fact, not many people sing it now. Is it possible to find the most famous Barba in this style?